Match package holder or the like



March 16, 1943. H A. M. ALBRIGHT 2,314,265

MATCH PACKAGE HOLDER OR THE LIKE Filed Aug. 28, 1940 INVENTOR ATTO EY Patented Mar. 16, 1943 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE aren PACKAGE HOLDER. on THE LIKE Albert M. Albright, Detroit, Mich.

Application August 28, 194-0, Serial No. 354,528 I ('01. 24-13) 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a holder or receptacle for match packages or the like and is of the type that is provided with supporting pins enabling it to be applied to any vertically arranged fabric or the like surface, the principal object being the applied to a fabric or like surface which surface will thereby serve to complete one side of the receptacle and permit its retention of articles placed therein; the provision of a receptacle or a holder for match packages or the like formed to provide two adjacent open sides one of which is adapted to be closed by a supporting surface to which the holder is applied, the construction and arrangement being such that the holder may be formed from metal by a simple stamping operation, or molded in a simple molding operation at a minimum of expense and by the employment of a minimum amount of material; and the provision of a holder or receptacle of the type described comprising essentially a front wall and two side walls, the back and top faces being open, and the side walls at their rear edges carrying pin-like elements arranged in spaced relation with respect to the plane of the back face thereof enabling the holder or receptacle to be applied to a fabric or like surface thereby to close the back face of the receptacle.

The above being among the objects of the present invention, the same consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawing, and then claimed, having the above and other objects in View.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates a suitable embodiment of the present invention and in which like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several different views,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved holder or receptacle applied to a fabric surface and illustrated as supporting a match package therein;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the holder shown in Fig. 1, the fabric supporting surface being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken transversely through the width of the holder shown in Fig. 1 as on the line 22 thereof, the fabric sup porting surface being shown in dotted lines; and,

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4- of Fig. 3.

It will be appreciated from the following description that the receptacle or holder of the present invention is capable of being adapted for use other than supporting packages of paper matches, but inasmuch as this is the primary purpose forwhich the present invention was conceived, this use only will be described and its application for use in supporting other articles will thereby be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art. It will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the article of the present invention may be formed from sheet metal by a stamping operation, may b pressed from either metal, plastic, or the like, or may be molded from metal, plastic or other suitable moldable compounds or compositions. However, because of the fact that a molded article lends itself to a greater range of design and styling effect and permits the same to be formed from modern plastics in various colors, degrees of transparency, and the like, it will be assumed for the purpose of illustration that the article shown in the accompanying drawing is formed from plastic by a molding operation.

Referring to the accompanying drawing it will be noted that the receptacle or holder constituting the present invention comprises a front wall I0 and a pair of similar side walls I2 formed integrally therewith. The side Walls l2 have a straight and coplanar rear edges and are of generally tapered construction, being of greatest width at their top and tapering rearwardly along their forward edges, preferably in curved conformation, toward their bottom ends. The front wall Ill is curved in conformance with the forward edges of the side walls, its inward curvature at the bottom preferably being relatively sharp and the inner surface of the front Wall Ill preferably being horizontally arranged along its lower edge to form an internal shelf indicated at M. Preferably, although not necessarily, where the front wall I!) and side walls I 2 are of relatively thin section, the front and side Walls l2 are thickened at their upper edges to form an outstanding bead or flange l6 and this bead is preferably merged with and continued by a somewhat similar but preferably thinner head or flange l8 extending downwardly along the inner free edges of the side Walls l2 where they join a similar bead or flange 26 extending across the bottom of the device.

Thus the device forms a more or less box-like receptacle open on two faces thereof, namely the back face and top face. A pin element 22 is secured at its upper end to each side wall adjacent the upper edge of such side wall and extends downwardly in rearwardly spaced but parallel relation with respect to the rear edge of each side wall l2. These pins 22, as illustrated, are provided for the purpose of permitting the holder or receptacle to be supported upon a fabric or other easily penetratable surface such as 24 by a projection of the pins 22 in or through such fabric or othersurface. When the device is so supported upon a fabric surface, as shown in the drawing, it will be observed that such surface closes the open rear face of the device, thus completing the receptacle-like nature of the device and permitting articles to be introduced into the open top face thereof and be retained therein. In other words, until the device is attached to a fabric or other surface such as 24 by means of the pins 22, the device is not operable as a receptacle or holder.

It may be observed that where the device is made of plastic or other moldable composition as in the instance illustrated, the upper ends of the pins 22 may be bent inwardly and their ends reversely bent upon themselves as indicated at 26 in Fig. 3 and molded within the side walls [2 or the bead [8 thereof, the conformation of the ends of the pins locking them within the material of the device and preventing rotation of the anchored ends thereof in the device.

The particular embodiment of the invention shown is adapted for reception of a conventional package of paper matches indicated generally at 28, such package being of a more or less tapered conformation as originally received and the tapered side wall l2 generally conforming thereto. The width of the front wall In is preferably such as to space the side Walls l2 in such instance a distance slightly greater than the Width of the match package 28 so as to enable the latter to be readily received therein. The shelf l4 receives the lower end of the package 28 thereon and serves to support the weight of the package therethrough. The device is particularly adaptable for use in automobiles as it enables the occupant thereof to place the holder and consequently the matches therein at a position conveniently accessible to them by simply projecting the pins 22 into the upholstery lining-24 of the automobile at a desired location. It will be appreciated that the lining or interior upholstery of an automobile is usually applied by adhering or otherwise securing the fabric 24 to a paper or other backing panel such as 30 in which case the pins 22 may be projected through the fabric 24 and then downwardly between the fabric 24 and the panel 39 as indicated best in Fig. 3.

Formal changes may be made in the specific embodiment of the invention disclosed Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

In combination. a rigid receptacle of generally box-like nature open on two adjacent faces thereof and devoid of walls in the planes of said open faces, said receptacle comprising a pair of side walls each having a straight rear edge and decreasing in width from the top thereof towards the bottom thereof, a front wall integral with and connecting the front edges of said side walls and extending from the top edges of said side walls downwardly and under the bottom edges of said side walls to the plane of the rear edges of the latter whereby to form a shelf-like bottom wall, the rear edges of said side and front walls being thickened to form an outwardly directed bearing flange. the upper edges of said side Walls and said front wall being thickened to provide an outwardly directed flange in continuation of the first mentioned flange, and a pin-like element associated with each of said side walls and having one end thereof embedded in the corresponding of said side walls adjacent the upper edge thereof and extending downwardly in generally spaced and parallel relation with respect to the rear edge of the corresponding of said side walls.

ALBERT M. ALBRIGHT. 

